A Rare Case of Spontaneous Hemorrhage in a Giant Accessory Spleen in a Child-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Rare Case of Spontaneous Hemorrhage in a Giant Accessory Spleen in a Child

Published:2019-01-20 Issue: Volume:2019 Page:1-3
ISSN:2090-6803
Container-title:Case Reports in Pediatrics
language:en
Short-container-title:Case Reports in Pediatrics

Author:

Grilli Gianpaolo¹,Pastore Valentina²^ORCID,Bertozzi Vincenzo¹,Cintoli Annarita Nunzia²,Perfetto Francesco¹,Nobili Maria³,Canale Francesco³,Macarini Luca²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Radiology Unit, Riuniti Hospital, Foggia, Italy

2. Radiology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

3. Pediatric Surgery Unit, Riuniti Hospital, Foggia, Italy

Abstract

Accessory spleen (AS) is a condition found in about 20% of patients and is most commonly located in the hilar region of the spleen. It is more often asymptomatic, single, and smaller than 2 cm. In the present study, we report the rare case of a 13-year-old boy with giant accessory spleen underwent spontaneous intrasplenic hemorrhage who presented with recurrent abdominal pain. Contrast-enhanced MRI was mandatory for the diagnosis before surgical procedure.

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

General Medicine

Link

http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/cripe/2019/1597527.pdf

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